JMS had the entire story laid out but some story elements were tweaked and reworked for the series.
I was reading about his original vision of the series and its sequel. Maybe he'll do his alternate take on the material as book or comic someday. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, "Martin Baxter" <truthseeker...@...> wrote: > > Maybe, Keith. But then, I'm reminded of the story I heard (unfortunately, no > way to substantiate this) that Strazyncki (sp?) had the entire run of the > series laid out even before he presented it to any producers. If that's true, > then it makes sense, because I remember the ep when they captured Sinclair's > Starfury as he was trying to ram a Minabri ship, took him prisoner and were > about to interrogate him when they, for some reason, took a gander at his DNA > and immediately released him, because it proved that he was the reincarnation > of Valen, and that he had to leave B5 in order to fulfill that destiny, > taking B4 back in time to be used as a base for the Minbari in the First > Shadow War. > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] GREATEST CANCELED SCIFI SHOWS > Date : Tue, 11 Aug 2009 04:12:14 +0000 (UTC) > From : Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@...> > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > I thought the first season of B5 was good. Lots of setup there: the introduction of Mr. Morden, the first appearance of a Shadow vessel (barely seen), an appearance of one of the other First Ones ships, the slow buildup of tension with Earthgov--it's a great foundation for what came later. Never did understand why Sinclair was replaced: I guess they wanted a more Kirk-like character, rather than the more sedate Sinclair? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Martin Baxter" > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > Sent: Sunday, August 9, 2009 8:17:39 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] GREATEST CANCELED SCIFI SHOWS > > > > > > > I'm with you on Babylon 5 as well, Mr Worf. Aside from that snoozer of > a first season and the jarring effect of the removal of Commander Sinclair > and being replaced by Captain Sheridan, that series cooked with gas. > > I really can't see how thw Dominion War was "dragged out". It lasted four > years, shorter than WWII. > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] GREATEST CANCELED SCIFI SHOWS > Date : Sat, 8 Aug 2009 17:14:48 -0700 > From : "Mr. Worf" > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > I would agree to Babylon 5 but not DS9. They were dragging the war out. The > only thing that I did enjoy was the development of Odo's character. > > On Sat, Aug 8, 2009 at 5:22 AM, Martin Baxter wrote: > > > On that, I have to disagree, Mr Worf. For me, the last two seasons of > > DSNine were some of the best TV I've ever watched. > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------[ Received Mail Content ]---------- > > > > Subject : Re: [scifinoir2] GREATEST CANCELED SCIFI SHOWS > > > > Date : Fri, 7 Aug 2009 16:32:13 -0700 > > > > From : "Mr. Worf" > > > > To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > > > > I think DS9 ran out of steam about a year before it ended. The writing was > > starting to slack off a bit. > > > > On Fri, Aug 7, 2009 at 12:13 PM, George Arterberry < > > brotherfromhow...@...> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > Cleoptara 2525 > > > > > > --- On *Fri, 8/7/09, Bosco Bosco * wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Bosco Bosco > > > Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] GREATEST CANCELED SCIFI SHOWS > > > To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com > > > Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 12:04 PM > > > > > > Jim Baker and Tammy Faye Bakers 80's show, The PTL Club. > > > Jim J and Tammy Faye Baker's 90's day time show, The Jim J and Tammy Faye > > > Show. > > > > > > Actually anything with Tammy Faye Baker. You may disagree that this is > > > science fiction. If so, you just aren't perceiving reality correctly. > > > > > > Bosco > > > > > > --- On *Thu, 8/6/09, Michelle Lauren *wrote: > > > > > > > > > From: Michelle Lauren > > > Subject: [scifinoir2] GREATEST CANCELED SCIFI SHOWS > > > To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com > > > Date: Thursday, August 6, 2009, 2:32 PM > > > > > > > > > > > > Someone in this group recommended Joss Whedon's FIREFLY to me a few > > months > > > ago. Once I saw the episodes on Hulu (listed in their intended order as > > > opposed to how Fox patchworked them together during the original viewing > > > season), I got hooked. The characters, the dialogue, the world (an > > > interesting mix of Asian and Western culture thrown into a futuristic > > > setting) â" everything was wonderful. My DVD set of the series just > > arrived > > > today and I can't wait to watch it again. Fox made a serious mistake > > > canceling this show. If someone hadn't recommended it on this loop, I > > might > > > never have bothered looking it upon because the plot seemed weird to me > > at > > > first. Plus, I'm a fan of any show that features the gorgeous and > > > uber-talented actress Gina Torres. > > > > > > > > > > > > What are some other great scifi shows that got canceled too early? > > > > > > > > > > > > Michelle Lauren ~ Join my Yahoo Group thru 8/31 for a chance to win a $10 > > > Amazon Gift Card. > > > ** > > > > > > www.MichelleLaurenB ooks.com ~ > > > Multicultural Romance that defies boundaries > > > > > > > > > > > > Celestial Lovers: Starstruck Hunter ~ AVAILABLE @ Amazon| > > > Fictionwise| Liquid > > > Silver Books > > > > > > Temptation Eve ~ Cobblestone Press ~ Coming 9/2009 > > > How to Tame a Harpy ~ *Romantic Times* American Title V Finalist > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > > -- > Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! > Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/ > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds > > > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds >
